What is your favorite winter time bass lure?

[creekcrappie]

Originally Posted by nomad60

Travis,

I am always open to finding new ways to catch fish and am constantly experimenting...most of the time my ideas don't work out but they sure sound and look good the night before a fishing trip! My problem is, I get discouraged to easily and quickly if a certain lure isn't working and I end up reaching for my 2 old faithfuls, Senkos and jigs.

Same thing for me!

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by nomad60

Travis,

I am always open to finding new ways to catch fish and am constantly experimenting...most of the time my ideas don't work out but they sure sound and look good the night before a fishing trip! My problem is, I get discouraged to easily and quickly if a certain lure isn't working and I end up reaching for my 2 old faithfuls, Senkos and jigs.

Kind of a two sided sword. You have to have confidence in the bait/presentation regardless of what it is but for something new to your arsenal you have to take the bumps in the road.

Another thing with the "old faithfuls", don't put yourself at a disadvantage before the boat hits the water. IF the signs point to the fish being somewhere other than on that bank "you've always caught fish" don't waste time going to check it out. Use that time trying a new bank where they should be.

[jad2t]

Fishing in cold weather? South Florida blood doesn't enjoy that haha. I may try it this year though. Slow fishing plastic worms (zoom finesse being my choice), flukes, and deep crankbaits with a slow retrieve would be my first choices.

[Tennessee_fisherman]

Jigs and swimbaits

[XxthejuicexX]

My couch in sweat pants and socks are the best lures for me. Well if Im am in the woods hunting its my bow or .308

[SAMBOLIE]

Originally Posted by Travis C.

Kind of a two sided sword. You have to have confidence in the bait/presentation regardless of what it is but for something new to your arsenal you have to take the bumps in the road.

Another thing with the "old faithfuls", don't put yourself at a disadvantage before the boat hits the water. IF the signs point to the fish being somewhere other than on that bank "you've always caught fish" don't waste time going to check it out. Use that time trying a new bank where they should be.

You are right. If you ain't where the fish are you may as well throw a hookless bait.

[nomad60]

Originally Posted by Travis C.

Kind of a two sided sword. You have to have confidence in the bait/presentation regardless of what it is but for something new to your arsenal you have to take the bumps in the road.

Another thing with the "old faithfuls", don't put yourself at a disadvantage before the boat hits the water. IF the signs point to the fish being somewhere other than on that bank "you've always caught fish" don't waste time going to check it out. Use that time trying a new bank where they should be.

Figuring out the signs and where they should be are just more pieces of the puzzle that make up fishing...and I'll admit that I'm not that good at either. It's a little tricky for me to figure out the Cumberland river; every time I think I have finally figured something out, the next time when I go out under the same weather/water conditions, it's whole new ball game. But, that's what makes it fun (for me). If I was fishing tournaments, maybe not so much LOL.

Whenever my buddy's bass club launches here out of Clarksville, a lot of them make the run up to Dover so they can fish the creeks/coves and I've heard a few of them say they don't particularly like fishing the river locally because it can be tough.